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MAFA New Vs Old

Balaji Sarangarajan (MBA & (CA Final)) (1131 Points)

19 September 2009

Dear All

Can any one tell me is there any change in MAFA comparing to old and new.

Also i am not attending any classes for any subject.

Please guide me on my preparation and whether to appear in one group or both the groups.

I am working and planning to appear in May 2010.

Thanks in anticipation.

Balaji S.

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surabhi trivedi (NA) (24 Points)
Replied 13 October 2009

Hello everyone

Can anybody help me in knowing is there any change in MAFA new course and in old one please m really in trouble

MOHIT MAHAJAN (LCS, ACA) (2050 Points)
Replied 15 October 2009

I am giving two links. First is of old MAFA and second of New SFM

https://www.icai.org/post.html?post_id=926

https://www.icai.org/resource_file/169final_new_syllabus.pdf

Broadlly there may not be much difference. Practical chapters are almost same but there are additions of topics under each chapter for new course. Moreover its expected that in new course the level of difficulty of questions will also increase. There are some concepts which have been thoretically important for MAFA but in SFM even practical questions have been covered on these topics.

You can analyze the difference by studying syllabus.

Whether to attend classes or not is a subjective decision. It varies from person to person. However i feel self study is the best option (although i have attended classes for MAFA). If you feel that you can do it your own then surely you can. Although you will need to put extra effort and hard work for self study and your basic concepts upto PCC level should be clear and strong. If you want to appear for may 10 in both groups, you must start working right now as you dont have much time left.